Malaya Tribune, 14 March 1947

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    53 1 The Malaya Tribune B y THE PEOPLE FOR TflE PEOPLE THE ONLY NA TIONAT NEWSPAPER IN MALAYA Now pointed simultaneously in SingaporeKuala Lumpur, Ipoh Penang. 'Phone Numbers: Editor 5813 Editorial 5811 Advertising 5812 Circulation Accounts 5815 ..«.l«« l" .l^ SINGAPORE, FRIDAY, MARCH 14, 1947 TEN CENTS The Malaya Tribune FRIDAY.
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    MOSCOW SILENCE ON TRUMAN SPEECH To Fight Back, Or Stay Put?
    466 1 U.S. Planning Aid To Hungary Reported Reuter. Till the time of going to press, there is no definite news yet of the Soviet reaction to the "gloves-off" attitude of President Truman regarding Greece and Turkey. Cabling from London, Reuters
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    S'pore Equips French In FIC War
    160 1 Reuter. Quantity of military equipr 4~nt has been j Singapore to the French for use in In do isciosed in London yesterday, disclosing the scale on which military been made available by Britain to end of the war was issued by an authors in
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    Spore's No. 1 Trade Union Seeks Ruling On Its Legal Status
    193 1 (Tribune Staff Reporter) Singapore Federation of Trade Unions of Short Which is believed to control nearly 80 other ns i S ngapore, gnd is itself commonly acknowmost influential and powerful body of its Is seeking Government's ruling on its
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    SAVOY STRIKE
    64 1 Reuter. LONDON, Mar. 13. After giving the management 24 hours' notice the catering staff in London's luxurious Savoy i Hotel stopped work tonght just as dinner was to be served. I Nearly 600 men and women are involved in the strike which is the outcome of the dismissal
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    Singapore European Robbed
    98 1 'Tribune Staff Reporter) armed robbery occurred Macßitchlc Reservoir at "day when five with a pistol and a knit p. robbed a EuroW a w man companion both v,,ku,bles hit them 1 ln eir heads and drove ■j a car which was later UKloned in a backj Waterloo
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    Greek King's View
    54 1 U.P. LONDON, Mar. 13 —Th c Exchange Telegraph reported from Athens today that King Gforge of (ireece had sent a mossagi to President Truman stating that the "President's promise would not only save Greece from treacherous and unjust aims, but would also eliminate calamities which may eventually
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    S.S. Perak Aground
    76 1 The well-known Singapore ship s.s. Peffßk is reported to have run aground on Sultan Shoal at S o'clock thi- morning while coming into harbour from Penang. A Singapore Harbour Board tug has been rushed to the scene. The ext?nt of the damage is not yet known. The
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    U.S. General Rejects Soviet Accusation
    144 1 U.P. FRANKFURT. Mar. 13. Gen Joseph McNarney. retiring military governor of the American zone ol Germany, today flatly rejected the charges by the Ru— -im Foreign Minister, M. Molotov. that German military were being maintained in the United States zone and displaced persons must be
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    No Secret Now: U.S.-Canada Arctic Defence
    138 1 U.P. 1 NEW YORK. Mar. 13 —Dis- patches from Ottawa's newspa- i pers report that the Canadian Government has 1 fted the secrecy of the American-Canadian arctic defences by flying the i Soviet assistant miliary at--1 taohe. Major Ivan Pavshukov It o Fort Churchill
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    24 1 Moscow, Mar. 13.-Mikhau Saltykov. Soviet Minister for the Timber Industry, ha* been reI lieved of his post, it was officially 1 announced here to-day.
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    Massacre Trial: Today's Hearing
    452 1 Singapore, Today.—Bad weather kept the crowds away from the 'Chinese Massacre" trial at the Victoria Memorial Hall today, and the court was less than hallfilled when hearing resumed this morning. Only about 150 were present—the smallest crowd since the case opened. With one more witness completing
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    "Don't repeat mistake of S'pore & Malayan
    445 1 "Don't repeat mistake of S'pore Malaya n A COLOURED MAN HITS OUT Reuter. London. Mar. 13. —B. M Kies, a young coloured South African student from l-apetown contributes an article to this week's left-wing Tribune on Whs! he calls •another side to the loyal visit to South Afr» :a." "It
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    SERVICE DISABLEMENT PENSIONS
    100 2 Reuter. London. Mar. 12.--Mr. Wll.ired Paling, Minister of Pensions, in a House ol Commons reply said that approximately 22.000 men and 120 women are in receint of 100 per cent, pensions for disablement due to service in the 1914-18 war. Of th:se. about 4.700 men a nd
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    NEW TITLE FOR 18-26 GROUP CALL-UPS
    178 2 "National Servicemen" Reuter. London, Mar. i3.—"National Servicemen" will -toe the name applied to young then between the ages oT IS and 26 called up under the Government's National Service bill published last ni&ht. The 'Government is anxious that the words ''conscription and conscripts'' should
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    Panis Pressmen Get Ultimatum
    56 2 U.P. PARIS. Mar. 13-Publi-her< of Paris 24 daily papers yesterday drafted a lockout ultimatum so their who went on Wtifcfc four week- pgo. The ultimatum will give them 48 hours to return to work Defore the publishers lock out printer- and all other employee -uch a-
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    S'HAI-PARIS AIR SERVICE SOON
    64 2 Reuter. SHANGHAI. M.;r. 13.-Tlu Central Air Transport Corporation—one of China's two major fclr llne----xpect to make a trial flight, between Shanghai and Paris Sho.tly, preparatory to Inaugurating a regular -ervice. MeanwhlL another Air France airliner with pa~eng<.rs ana cargo i- scheduled to reach here oh liar.
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    NZ Blocks US Trusteeship Plan For Pacific Is.
    178 2 U.P. LAKE SUCCESS, Mar. 13.— New Zealand yesterday unexpectedly blocked United Nations' approval ol the United States' Pacific Islands Trusteeship plan by demanding that the Council first hear the vkws of all countries which fought in the Pacific war. This exti ordinary
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    US Has Room for Mere Displaced Persons
    109 2 Reuter. CHICAGO. Mar. 13,-The United States could eastty ab-orb 400.000 of Europe's 850.C00 displaced pcrsCNfcs, Clifton Utley. C.iicago Chairman of the United Suite- C'>mmitt.o for the care oi European children -tated in a speech here befoiv the Immigrant Protective League. H. s Ad.
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    Situation In The Punjab
    136 2 Reuter. Lahore- Mar. 13.—Troop.-, were ?tlll standing by in Punjab cities 1 today as the Governor. Sir Evan j Jenkins. fkw to Rohtak in the southeast where the situation is described as "serious j A factory at Moghaipura. five miles out-ide Lahore, was burned down early
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    Family Beats Two Men to Death
    83 2 U.P. PARIS, Mar. 13.—Police announced yesteiday the arrest of H family of four—rathtf-, mother, brother and slater— for beating to death two meh who Tailed to givv them American cigarettes. According to the police the son, Rene -Pyhet, gave the two uniden';ifi.d men 6.000
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    48 2 A bid may be made by Britain's latest "hush-hush" singleseater jet plane "now being developed by the GTostcr Aircraft Company, to Win the Bleriot Cup to awarded to the pilot flying more than 621 m.p.h. for half an hour. A probable speed of 680 m.p.h. has been mentioned.
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    SIKHS LODGE THEIR CLAIMS
    145 2 More Trouble? Reuter. LAH O R E A movement Is afoot among the Sikhs to lodge a formal claim to Ihe Punjab on the ground that the Britisn ori j ginally took over the province j rrom them I arising out of the British i decision
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    22 2 Known to children As Uncle Harry" through his concerts In the parks. Mr. G. H. Carlyon been appointed Tottenham en- Krtainments manager.
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    Arms & Explosives Rules Approved
    180 3 Arms Explosives Rules Approved rv Council yesterTbe Ad* Krm and Excav ,Ar oi Amendment) ptgea tfhich cam. into 14. 194'/. Arm and ExploRu e srn Bulea 19M to 1939, > :ve l nX: md substituted ft* :ie: -'9. The W tn( teiporl shall be m j ;C t.cc./° j ncduie
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    FORCES PRELIMINARY EXAMINATION
    91 3 tne irth P rc< Preliminary feUtta it! R v.!] l>. held in i ftjrrinb r W47 instead of August. a. th.. rtau c cttt« win m- eviticiv a number of rjndidates utside the six ■oaths nit '.l eligibility. :t is rulfd thai ..il those who would have
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    700 CHINESE HERDED INTO FOUR BUNGALOWS—MASS GRAVES DOG
    2124 3 Eye-Witnesses Testify At Spore Massacre Trial Tne story of the removal of seven hunci: C i including doctors, lawyers, teachers and nava bBSe ClerKS, was unfolded by witnesses at the continued hearing cf the massacre trial yesterday. The victims were removed from
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    Social Survey In September
    110 3 I In an interesting radio talk test night. Mr. Goh Keng Swee. I Supervisor in charge of Social i Survey, the Social Welfare Dei ©artment de»cr'bed th? nature I and scope of a social survey of I Singapore scheduled to be made in September or October.
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    Alleged Theft Of Copper Wire
    87 3 Chan Say T c and Wilfred Yeo. two young Ctrnese. appeared hi the Fourth Magistrate'Court yesterday charged with theft cf 14 coils of copper wire valued at .«1 600 from th: compound of the E.S.B.D. on Alexandra Road on Wednesday afternoon. Both the accused claimed
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    RAIN GREETS ARRIVALS BY "QUEEN"
    342 3 "So this is Sngapore!" A j thousand and three hundred j newcomers to Singapore, R.A.F. I and service personnel, services 1 families and a spr nkling of civjl'ans must have had this thought in m>id as they stood in pouring rain on the decks of
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    "Tree-Gang" Robberies
    130 3 Three masked men. one armed with a pistol, another with a knife, robbed a Cantonese woman living in Jalan Besar, of jewellery amounting to $160 on Wednesday afternoon Three Chinese, two armed with pistoh, while the third held I hand grenade, raided th:- house cf a Cantoflese in
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    Piracy In The Straits
    117 3 Malacca. Thurs. Piracy in the Malacca straits has been reported by a fishing fleet which returned to Malacca today. The manager of a ashing company. Mr. (jon Joon Hoe, said that 14 of his fishing boats carrying ice and cash amounting to $5 000 left Malacca
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    Seaforths Beat The 'Retreat'
    62 3 (Tr.bune Staff Reporter) The Ist Bn. Ihe Sealorth High landers beat the Retreat at Gillman barracks ye-.terday evening. Wet weath r threatened to cancel the proceedings earlier In the evening but a last-minute decision Was mad* 1 a/id the full programme was carri'd out In the
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    BOY (16) ON THEFT CHARGE
    62 3 Alleged to have robbed one Ong Ah Chuan of four fountain pens worth $12 on Wednesday at J an address on Bukit Tman Road. 16-year-old Chan Ah Kort-4 appeared In the Fourth Police Court yesterday on a tentative charge of robbery Bail was opposed and
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    RAF Relieves Karens' Starvation Threat
    293 3 "Operation Hunger 4" -RAFPRO. The large-scale .rice-dropping operation—known as "Operation Hunger 4" —to relieve the Karens in Burma of threatened starvation has been completed well Under th£ estimated time. The oper?t 6n began en February 21, and, except i'or a one-day break, rah smoothly and
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    Certificates For Those Who Helped PoWs
    80 3 At 3 p.m. on. Monday at Government House, His Excellency intends to present cert fica-es to a number of Chinese res dents of Singapore who rendered assistance t 0 Brit sh and Australian sold ers during the occupation of Malaya. It w 11 be
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    The Truman Bombshell
    533 4 The Truman bombshell has come nearer blowing the globe into two worlds than any American act of policy since the war's end. It is not the call for help for Greece and Turkey which is explosive, but the man ncr of the President s appeal No doubt
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    RUSSIA AND THE WEST
    1222 4  -  by Harold Nicolson Among the many lessons which I learnt from the Paris Conference, perhaps the most significant is that the west and the east do not speak the same language. Of course, I am not referring to the fact that the English seldom speak Russian
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    Poland Fears A New Red Terror
    557 4 By Sefton Delmer WARSAW. —Outwardly there is no change. Warsaw this morning looks the same as any morni ing before last Sunday's election. Apple-cheeked peasant women in woollen head-shawls still stand squarely at the corner of Poznanska-stre:t, wicker baskets at their feet brimming with
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    The People's Postbag The S.T.C. Union
    228 4 teller 7o 7lie l-llitys Sir.—As your Staff Reporter has pointed out in the back page of vcur paper the Morning Tn bune dated March 13th that the S.T.C.E.U. has not -yen applied for registration under the Trade Union Ordinance of 1941, I the Secretary
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    The Bekor Massacre
    400 4 Sir.—l believe the whole Chinese Community of Malaya in general and Perak in particular will feel deep regret and concern over the death sentences on the 18 Chinese in connection with the Bekor Massacre Case. As this case concerns intercommunal relations between the Chinese and the Malays,
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    Lost Radio Sets
    186 4 Sir.—It would benefit and present owners of radio sets if the G.P.O. when they ls>ue Radio Licences would once ever y three months notify the public through the Press, of the makeand set numbers of Radios re gistered as there are many prewar owners whose radios have
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    Collective Farming In Russia
    591 4 <By' Walt her Cronkite, United Press Staff Correspondent). RIBOLOVE— Here in the log cabins of this collective farm village farmers and thsir wives and families are mulling over the summer's harvest prospects, as do farmer-, all over the world. They agree there are many grounds for
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    Soviet Radio Makes Another Accusation
    94 5 Reuter. ur 12.—Moscow r oNDO>- united States p i 'military force ot > uIW arength, while the a! fUnionw£ steadily demoD ,t« anntd forces. tne war budget of the ~r was 80 per cent., in ncr cent.", the &ed The United I' r DudKßt. however,
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    Pineapple industry rehabilitation
    119 5 Reuter. 5H B isi] Neven-Spence House of Commons h .v many cases ipples were exa to the UnX 1938 and what being taken to reimportant source of fruit supplies from thi» Ur Creech J >nes replied: "One ndred and ninety- hundred and ise of tinned pine- orted
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    23 5 Reuter. NANKING, Mar. 13.—Dr. Jose de Pon«eca Portuguese Minister to China. piv-entrd hi s credento Chiang Kai-~hek in Wei ceremony here today.— Mci
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    Java Deadlock: End In Sight
    243 5 Reuter. Batavia, Mar. 14.—An early end to the deadlock over the Lmggadjati draft agreement is expected to follow the unotricial exchange of views yesterday between Dr. Sutan Shahrir and a representative of the Dutch Commission General. Reliable sources say ur. Sharir had been informed that
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    Future Of ex-Jap Pacific Isles
    140 5 Reuter. Lake Success. Mar 12 A request from New Zealand. Canada. India, Holland and the Philippines be invited to take part In discussions if they wish was announced when the discussion 1 of th-? American draft trusteeship agreement for former Japanese mandated islands in the
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    Colonial Time-Machine Goes Backward, Says Eber
    467 5 "The Colonial Office Time-Machine always seems igo backwards, never for wards." declared Mr. John Eber when he addressed the East-West Society last ing on "Malaya and Its Future Constitution." He pointed out that in 1875 the British Government thought it necessary to enter into
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    U.S. Freighter Strikes Mine
    124 5 U.P. Leghorn, Mar. 13.—Eight persons were killed when the American Export Line freighter Exanthia hit a. mine yesterday between the islands of Pianosa and Monte Cristo, south of the Is.land of Elba. Reports from Elba said 33 persons were landed on Elba in launches but another
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    Trade Union Congress Officials for Malaya
    251 5 UP. LONDON, Mar. 13—The chief of the international department of the British Trade Union cor gress, Mr Ernest Bell, will lea/c London tonight for i three months trip to the Far East, to gethcr with six other World Trade Union leaders t 0 lay
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    Quit Greenland!
    47 5 U.P. Copenhagen, Mar. 13.—Fore gn Minister Gustaf Rasmussen told Parliament on Wednesday that Denmark will never give up Greenland. He said the Danish Government was striving to clear Greenland of the Americans and expected that they would be gone in the "not oo remote future."—U.P.
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    U.S. Rubber Buying Policy
    86 5 Reuter. Washington, Mar. 12 —Th c House Armed Services Committee have approved a Bill to extend until Mar. 31. 1948. Government allocation and controls on usages of rubber. However, the Committee approved the version which does not extend the public purchase programme for rubber beyond Mar.
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    WAGONS on LOCOMOTIVE
    78 5 The force of the impact was so great when a fastmoving train hit a stationary train at Vaennaes near Umeaa, Northern Sweden, that the two rear goou> wagons of the stationary train were hurled into the air and on to the roof of the atactrte locomotive. The
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    1 ACQUITTAL: SENTENCES ON OTHERS TO BE PROMULGATED
    784 5 MUTINY TRIAL ENDS The "Christmas Island Mutiny" court-martial, which at its commencement two and a half months ago, was expected to be over in two weeks finally concluded yesterday. Naik Allah Bux. the second accused, was informed that he was found not
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    Party To Delegates To Delhi Conference
    86 5 At a meeting held at the Women's Federation and attended by representatives of the Malayan Indian Congress, the M.P.A J.A. Ex-Servk;e Comrades Association, Women's Federa- tion, New Democratic Youth League, S.F.T.U. and M.D.U., it j was decided that a committee i should be formed
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    25 5 UP. WINTER PARK, Florida. Mar. 13.—The America author, Winston Churchill, 75, died here today. He was no relation of the war-time British Prime Minister -UP.
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    Commons Told Kedah Situation Improving
    435 5 LONDON, Mar. 13. —Disorders in the province of Kedah, in Malaya, was the subject of a statement by the Colonial Secretary, Mr. Arthur Creech-Jones in reply to a question in the House of Commons yesterday. He said: 'The labour situation in South Kedah has been
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    Heaton Arrested
    68 5 Reuter. LONDON. Mar. 13—Jame* Heaton, aged 26, alleged to have fhed --huts at a Pi es am policeman last Sunday and hunted by the police all over the coun.y, was capturvd in London after a cluse last night by a probationer railway policeman, Jo*eph Thompson, an ex-Scots Guards
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    44 5 A Collective farmer, Chishkin, of the village of Sadovo in Stavropol, ha* just celebrated his 142 nd birthday and was still <*oing «trong.'' Radio Moscow reported ye>terday. The broadcast said Chi-hkin'- father lived until he wa* 137 and hi> mother until she wa- 116.
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    Robbers Pose As Passengers: Hold Up Bus
    84 5 (Our Own Correspondent). Malacca. Thurs—Four armed Chinese who travelled as passengers in a bus belonging to the Singapore-Malacca Coach Company relieved eight passengers of $100 in cash after forcing the vehicle to stop on the Kulai Rd., 29 miles from Johore Bahru The
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    CID Arrest In Kuala Lumpur
    154 5 API. (Tribune Staff Reporter) KTJALA LUMPUR, March 13.—Thirty-five year old Ahmat Bustaman, leader of the Angkatan Permuda Insaf, left wing Malay youth organisation, was arrested today ten miles from Kuala Lumpur. When arrested he was alleged to have been wearing the uniform of the API
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    Constitution Negotiations
    89 5 Asked in the House of Commons on Wednesday by Capt. Gammans <Con*ervative> w ii c ii he expected to make a statement about the progress of constitutional negotiations in Malaya. Mr. CreechJones replied: "The consulta tive committee which the Governor appointed to hear the views of the interested
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    U.S. Bases In P.I.
    38 5 MANILA. Mar. 13.-H was officially announced that five igreement- between the Philippines and the United States will be -igned tomorrow on the eve of U.S. Ambassador Paui V. McNutt's departure for the United State*.
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    OUR FINANCIAL SECTION Little Pressure To Sell On Share Market
    330 6 The tone of the market was easier yesterday but there was little pressure to sell. Collieries declined to $2.45 sellers wn:l-t Traders had sellers at $17.1. W;arnes were on offer at $23,1 and Steamships $23. Breweries, however, were inquired tor
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    NEW YORK STOCK EXCHANGE
    144 6 Reuter. NEW YORK. Mar- 13.—Many operators continued Cautious during the afternoon awaiting developments and trading dragged along with most prices managing to retain earlier small gains. President Truman's declaration of 'global economic warfare" stirred the greatest Interest in Wall Street, sometimes largely, because of the inflation
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    LONDON STOCK EXCHANGE
    149 6 Reuter. k LONDON. Mar. 13—Although there was a little more activity dealings in th2 house were not very purposeful today, the markets lacKing lustre. A liitie more «oiour was given to domestic .issues by the fairlv reneral supjporc given .to British Government securities, which left most prices
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    COLONIALS C.C. Vs. B.A.O.C C.
    61 6 The following will represent Colonials C.C. against .8.A.0.C.C. at cricket on Saturday at 2 p.m. at Chang W Rafnayakr, C. Collins, G. Albert, D. Miller. R Delilkan, G. Senevrrathe, S. L. A. Perera, T. !Thryagara]ah, L. S. Nathanielsz, A. F. Fernando and A. E. Delilkan
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    Australian Wool For Japan
    74 6 U.P. Canberra. March 12. circles scoffed at the idea that negotiations for the sale of Australian wool to Japan would be broken off due to reports that th= Japs preferred South African wool to the low grade Australian variety. It wa,s officially announced that an agreement
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    Conditional Supply Of U.S. Raw Cotton To China
    65 6 WASHINGTON. Mar. 13.- The Director-General 61 UNRRA. Major-Gen. Lowell Rook* announced at a pres* confeience here that the UNRRA cenral committee hid decided, at he Chinese Government* request, to relax for six week-, bvgimiing Mr. 5. the previous requirement that 45 per
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    CHARTERED BANK DIVIDEND
    74 6 At the stockholders meeting Ma;ch 26th the Director* of the Chartered Band of India. Au*tralia China will recommend a final dividend at the rate of 6£ per :.nnum subject to income tax making 10 pc cent for the year 1946. A -urn of £100.000 will be added
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    S'PORE FOOD, PRODUCE MARKETS
    325 6 Prices quoted beiow are per picul weight except where otherwise stated. Foodstuffs:—Yesterday's" quotations were "Meehjoan"Kedah $80: Siam No. 1 $95; Rangoon Rice: Siam No. 1 $98:. No. 2 $96; No. 3 $90: Rangoon $62. Glutinuous rice: Siam No. 1 $75: Rangoon $50 Rock sugar:—s64. "GuLa" Malacca:—Superior
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    Private Business Being Hamstrung In China
    247 6 U.P. SHANGHAI. Mar. 13— Chinese Government business and purchasing agencies are importing goods unhampered by foreign exchange regulations, quota and import licence, requirements and other restrictions which have hamstrung private Chinese and other business since last November. Government concerns were bringing in large volumes
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    Y.M.C.A. Meetings
    61 6 Members ol Forces and the Association, writer the Y.M.CA, are invited to attend any of the following meetings in which they maj be interested: March 17, 8 p.m. Music Club: March 18. 8 p.m. Art Club (first meeting); March 19, 8 p.m. Literary and Debating Society; March 20.
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    JULLILADS v SEAFORTHS
    73 6 The following will represent the Jollilads Athlet c Union in a friendly soccer match against the Seaforth Highlander HQ, Company on Wednesday. Mar. 19, on the Raffles College ground. (Transport leaves 243, T. Pagar Road at 4.30 p.m.). !S. Sithambram, K. ThambyI rajah, S. Murugasu, M. Gifiani,
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    Y.M.C.A. WOMEN'S CLUB
    47 6 Mr. {Same* Ffughes. Deputy oecretHiv for Social Welfare, will be the at the meeting of the Y.WC.A. Busings and Professional Women's Club at the Rex Hotel on March 19 at 5.20 p.m. His subject will be: Why we have a Department of Social Welfare.
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    FOOTBALL LEAGUE AGREES TO MID-WEEK BAN
    214 7 Reuter. London, Mar. 13.—N0 organised football matches will be played for the remainder of ths pr esent season in England, Scotland and Walts, except on Saturdays. Chute:* Ede. Home Secretary, toftt Parliament today that footb.ill authorlti s had agreed to this to avoid interference
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    INDIAN CRICKET FIXTURES
    192 7 The following will play cricket for the Indian Association: Against Royal Naval Air Station. Semb.iwang tumorrow at 2 ft m. Players are requested to meet at Balbir Co., No. 11l North Bridge Road at 1 pra. Wazi; Singh (Capt), R. Sitharam. Kevin Mallal. S. Ratn.tm. E. Bhatri.
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    Cup Candidates Show Good Form in Penang
    325 7 (From Our Own Reporter) PENANG, Mar. 13 Crack candidates for the Governor General s Cup Race on Saturday all revealed line fettle at this morning's final gallops in which a gcoa numoer oi horses displayed impressive form. D.R.8., captain Lindsay Year's Bright Hope,
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    CEYLON SPORTS CLUB TEAMS
    196 7 Ceylon Sports Club Cricket Eleven for th e week-end wiii be; "A" team against Police tomorrow st irting at 2 p.m. at Police giound. Thomson Roau. X Muthucumam (Capt C Seiiivaretne, pnlldps. F V.,;. Robyn. Emer-oh. S Nagiah. S Kuladngam, E Dorai-amy, G X NareHcira, V
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    TOMORROWS FOOTBALL FIXTURES
    263 7 Reuter. «xtures fcr Saturday. Mar. 15: FIRST DIVISION Arsenal v. Preston N. E. Astcn Villa v. Stoke City Blackburn R. v. Bolton, Wands. Blackpool v. Sheffield United Brentford v. Chelsea Dt-rb** C v. Manchester U. Evertrn v. Leeds U. Hudd'erfield v. Grimsby Town Portsmouth v. Liverpool Sunderland
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    CABANELLA WINS
    29 7 U.P. SAN JOSE, California. Mar. 12.—Speedy Cabanella, the 127-lb. Filipino boxer from Manila won a points decision over Hernandez 131~lb. of Los Angeles over 10 rounds today.—UP.
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    3rd Div. Clubs Can't Accept Players Pay Terms
    447 7 (By Archie Quick). LONDON, Mar. 13.—The difference in financial status of First and Second Divisions clubs comI pared with struggling Third I Division was the rock upon 1 which the players Union demands for a higher maximum wage oroke. Manager Jack Tinn
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    TO-DAY'S SPORTS
    22 7 socefcr; Custom- Sport- Club vs Police. Thomson Road. 5.15 p.m. BOXING Singapore Am iteur Boxing Tournament, Semi-finals Happy World S'adium
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    Object Lesson In English League's Win
    108 7 Home Soccer Reuter. GLASGOW, Mar. 13—Over 80.uu0 saw tne English Football League defeat tne Scottish League 3-1 at Hampden Park yesterday. England's close passing and line, understanding generally on a treacherous ground, which was liberally sanded, was an object lesson. Despite the insecure looting
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    LOUIS OFFERED 5200,000 FOR TITLE FIGHT
    233 7 U.P. NEW YORK, Mar. 13.— Ari unprecedented guarantee of j $20C,000 will be offered Joe Louis to defend bis #orld i heavy-weight title in June against left handed Melio Betj tina, of Beacon. New York, his I manager Jimmy Grippo an- yesterday. I Louis
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    SCPA (1) Lose Second League Encounter
    563 7 NAVY a S.C.F. A. (Section one) 2 The S.CF.A. (1) lost their second football league j fixture yesterday at Jalan Besar when they went i down to the Navy by three goals to two. The Navy have now scored full points In both their
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    S'pore Champ To Defend Title On Sunday
    264 7 Som Pong, 'he Singapore Welterweight Champion, will defend his titlp on Sunday at the Ifapoy World Stadium, and the challenger is none other than his old rival. Battling fcima, the Filipino, who outpointed the Cham in a nontitle fight on Jan. 19 at
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    FRANCE TO WAGE ALL-OUT AIR WAR IN INDO-CHINA
    204 8 EVERY AVAILABLE BOMBER, FIGHTER TO BE SENT Reuter. Paris, Mar. 13. —France will send ali available air power to Indo-China and blast the Vietnam revolt, and thus save the lives of the colonial infantry, it was decided last night, states the Chicago
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    FORMOSA: "REIGN OF TERROR"
    190 8 U.P. 'The views expressed by President Truman on the question of "imposed governments" was made in accordance with British views on a number of governmnts, particularly in the light of elections held by them. British Office spokesman told a Press conference today. He did not enumerate
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    English Table-Tennis
    41 8 Reuter. LONDON, Mar. 13.—Results of the English table tennis championship, third round of the men's singles: T. Flisberg, Sweden, beat V. S va Raman, India, 21-11, 23-21; 21-9. Ernest Budley, England, beat u. Chandarana, India 21-9, 21-11, 21-23, 21-9.—Reu-
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    GERMAN PoWs IN FRANCE TO GO HOME
    115 8 U.P. PARIS. Mar. 13. -Frauce and America signed an accord toua> providing that 20.000 Ge;ma.i prisoners uf war working n Prance will be sent back to Ger many eacn month This follows th, United States demand for all German PovV S cap urrd
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    Football Strike Postponed
    100 8 Reuter. LONDON. Mar. 13. —The Football Players' Union have agreed not to strike Torn midnight Friday, Mar. 2i as the Secretary of the National Arbitration Tribunal has informed James Fay, the Union Secretary. that the footballers' easp win be heard in London on Thursday, Mar. 27. On
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    Big Anti-Corruption Purge Among Indonesian Officials
    157 8 Reuter. MED AN. Mar. 13. Chinese and Indonesian press reports that the Republican Governor of Siantar (Sumatra) had ordered the arrest of prominent persons alleged to be involved in large-scale "corruption" vere confirmed by reliable Republican circles today, states The Netherlands Indies news agency.
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    Kesselring: 'I'm Trying To Speak The Truth'
    172 8 Reuter. VENICE. Mar. 13.- Ex-Field I Marshal Albert Kessdring on I triai for re-pondbility for alio cities against the Italian popu- i i lation today said that the shooting of 105 Itali an villager- in I j 1944 aftei 17 SS. men had
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    TA KANG PAO SUSPENDED
    183 8 Reuter. NANKING, Mar. 13 —One of Nanking's leading morning papers, the Ta Kang Pao, has been ordered by the Chinese Government to suspend publication indefinitely on grounds that one montn ago it published an "incorrect" contribution. In revealing this a representative of the newspaper declared the
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    Nobody Wants A Coalition
    57 8 U.P. London. Mar. 12.—Both Government and the Opposition today «gain rejected the idea of a coalition government for Britain. Churchill said. "We do not aspire to a coalition." Arthur Greenwood who followed Churchill in the economics debate said. "So far as we are concerned Mr. Churchill
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    Turks Will Buy Modern Arms With U.S. Aid
    126 8 Reuter. ISTANBUL. Mar. 13—Some of the aid by President Truman in his message to Congress last n'ght will be used to provide the Turkish Army with modern equipment to enable it to "face efficiently any emergency and to remain the M ddle
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    THE HOUSE GOES BY ROAD
    76 8 An unusual picture just received by air from British Columbia showing the scene in a street in Victoria. 8.C.. as a five-roomed house is bodily removed from its present site, transported by truck a mile, and replaced. The housing shortage is so acute there that
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    New JCSA Officials 'Won't Be Cowed'
    72 8 (Tribune Staff Reporter) The new pro-tern committee of the Junior Civil Service Association has not held its first meeting yet. It is awaiting the annual report from the "sacked" committee. Dr. A. S. Sandosham. new president of the JCSA, said the present committee comprised
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    Greek Issue Stresses Britain's Crisis
    609 8 Reuter. (Fron\ Sydney Gampell, Reutev's Financial Editor). London, Mar. 13. —From the economic viewpoint the highlight of President Truman's momentous message is his disclosure that "Great Britain finds itself under the necessity of reducing or liquidating its cor.|mittments in several parts or the world, including
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    Marshall Sees Bevin
    72 8 Reuter. In Moscow. tihe United States Secretary of State, General George Marshall, visited the British Embassy here today for 30 minutes' talk with the British Foreign Secretary, Mr. Ernest Bevln. It is believed that they discussed problems arising out ot President Truman's policy declaration including the projected
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    ROBBERY WAS NOT IN NEW WORLD PARK
    52 8 In the Tr bune of Mar. 12 it was reported that a European was robbed of his pocket-book and $170 in the New World Park. We should like to make it clear that the incident oc- cured in Jalan Besar, and not inside
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    CHURCHILL BACKS LABOUR IN DEMAND FOR DEBATE
    482 8 US Aid To Greece, Turkey U.P. London, Mar. 13.—Labour menders of supported by Mr. Winston Churchill and Mr. Eden of the Opposition, pressed the Qovenunent to arrange a debate on President Truman's a ment of United States participation in the u:ci and Turkey.
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    JAPAN'S PLEA OF ECONOMIC NECESSITY
    97 8 Reuter. TOKIO. Mar. 13 —Shinji Hoshina, former Commerce Minister, told the International War Crimes Tribunal yesterday, as defence witness, that the world economic crisis necessitated Japan's pre-war mobilisation oi industry and that her economic policies had been n.eded to guarantee Japan's independence. He instanced as
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    U.S. Search Of Arab League Offices
    107 8 U.P. Washington, Mar. 12. -The Acting Secretary ot State. Dean Acheson. today ordered a formal investigation of the FBl's search of and files in the Arab League offices here in a raid which Acheann insists wa s made without the State DeDartmenfs knowledge. The
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    Triangular Swimming Meet
    53 8 There will oe a aquatic at the Singapore Swimming Club on wuw-g ginning at 11 a.m.. w j Club, the Polk* 1 Seletar. ...^j. j There will be tnrj the 150 metre- tt» 200 yards tree I water polo games J Club and the P«'i. i Club
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    Y.M.C.A. TABLE TENNIS
    53 8 The following tabi? J will be played off on s. commencing at 5 P Yeo Seng Kok" n t j Leong Tea Wai X-> v Sim. Lee Ch.o Yam Seng. Lrn C! jj Eugene Bong. vs. J. Houlhan The ouarteHir.jus ed off on Tuesday. at 5 15
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    S.C.C. Soccer Teams
    77 8 I if*"* ;&f C Hwa f- ft* 1 Chant; nw» j j Friday at the H■ JJ G Verrall. RA. H. M'tch 11. c H Echelsheinr* cii pfr A- N. Other. j c Milton. p'SSVi; I a Vs lndune>un c day a th< D Br <*»*; J
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      97 8 {ZSx TODAYS \§i'' WEATHER REPORT Cloudy, Frequent Heavy Showers Singapore weather forecast for 24 hours. From noon today, compiled by the R.A.F. Central Forecasting Station. Air Command. Far East: Generally cloudy, with fairly frequent heavy showers- Becoming fair towards midnight. Mainly fair tomorrow morning, with isolated showers developing about midday.
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